04.06.2007, 11:42 2587

Baikonur celebrated 52nd anniversary of cosmodrome creation

Baikonur. June 4. Kazakhstan Today - Baikonur celebrated 52nd anniversary of the cosmodrome creation on Saturday, the agency reports.

The celebrations began on Saturday morning with placing flowers at the Memorial of victims of missile specialists with participation of visitors, officials, veterans and the city citizens. The main events were carried out on the central city square where in the presence of thousand of townspeople solemn ceremony of conferring the rank of "Honorable citizen of Baikonur" to four veterans of the space complex who brought big contribution to formation and development of the city and the cosmodrome took place.

Gennady Dmitrienko, the Chairman of the administration of the city Baikonur from 1994 till 2002, along with many other officers received honorable ranks.

Upon termination of the ceremony of conferring ranks, solemn march of armies of Baikonur garrison. For the first time in history of the cosmodrome two detachments participated in solemn march, composed of women-military officers of the cosmodrome.

On the Day of city new objects of the city infrastructure were opened: the oldest hotel of the city Central and the educational building for primary school classes of high school №10.

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